Myocardial infarction and coronary artery dissection in pregnancy.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Myocardial infarction associated with pregnancy is a relatively rare event, usually related to maternal risk factors for ischemic heart disease such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Coronary artery dissection represents an even more uncommon event and generally occurs in peripartum women without predisposing risk factors. A 31-year-old patient's postpartum course was complicated by the development of probable acute fatty liver of pregnancy followed by myocardial infarction and coronary artery dissection. The acute fatty liver of pregnancy and the cardiac event in our patient may both be vasospastic events related to vascular hypersensitivity.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Coulson, CC; Kuller, JA; Bowes, WA
Published Date
- September 1995
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 12 / 5
Start / End Page
- 328 - 330
PubMed ID
- 8540934
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0735-1631
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1055/s-2007-994487
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States